The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-09
HOW OTHERs SEE Us
A View ZeaIan Ier-s SOtes on q SIX
Months HO'iIsy Tour.

! series Of articles written by New lea
{ Lander who recently made a six months
holiday tour round the world. His sig
nature is W. NJ II. Alter leaving Auck-
/ land on the Alameda be stopped at Ho-
uoIuIu and remained a month, doing
the Islands thoroughly. Below We give
/ extracts from notes:
ARRIVAL AT THE WHARF.
/ Looking down from the deck OF our yes
I sei the Honolulu wharf presents an ami
mated and most interesting sight. OF the
/ go odd spectators crowded together
/ probably nine tenths are native Hawaiians
! A. happy. handsome aud careless look
! NJ race a. might be found anywhere; rich
| Drown skins, fine soft eyes, and, generally.
J beautifully white teeth, set of with lu>-
/ u u wagy hair OF jet black hue
urther acquaintance proves that their looks
do not belle their character, and we find
hem lazy, goOd-natured, generous PEG
pie, ex eediugly fond of riding and swim
uuing-neariy every Kanaka, big and little,
male and female. owning a horse of some
lind, which IS hidden on every possible oc
casion So fond of riding Is the Kanaka
that, although scorning to labor III the
-ugar plantations for less than dollar a
lay, he Will willingly hire himself and his
morse for cattle hunt for half that sum.
As it is Saturday evening the town Is
ull Of hustle and stir, and we spend three
or four hours in a futile endeayor to make
| ourselves acquainted in the dark with the
typography Of the city. Although some
Le,sI I'll
ourselves most hugely, and are deeply in
crested with all we see and hear; every
hing is 50 new and strange, as we StrO !
rions examining the shops, many or them
With doors and windows thrown wide
pen, listening to and watching the gar
.ulous, frolicsOme groups of Kanakas al
| The street corners, We conclude that even
one such evening as this alone compen-
J ates for the time and trouble OF a trip
across the Pacific and all the miseries OF
mai de mer incidental thereto.
HAWAIIAN HOTEL.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel was built and
urn shed some years ago at a cost Oi
E20,O D for the special attraction and &C
-ommOdation Of the ever-increasing stream
ii vi -itors to these islands. The hotel will
lccomodate two hundred guests, and is a
inc, cool, deepIy-verandahed building of
three storys. including a sunken ground
ioor and a smoking-roOm on the roof,
from whence most splendid, all-eEabrac-
ing view is obtained. The bedrooms, etc.
are spacious and comfortable, and the
table simply all that could be desired.
VISITING THE CHURCHES.
L. 1arf . r.
American Congregational Church.
Attracted by two high towers and the
,ound Of singing, we wend our way the
evening to large stone building, and finu
lit is q Kanaka church, where service j.
,eing conducted by the natives themselve,
in their own tongue, and in much the same
fashion as the Plymouth Brethren and
,thers, various speakers addressing tn,
meeting from different parts of the church,
all of whom seem to speak with remarkable
| auency and fervour.
THE ROYAL BAND.
The Royal Hawaiian Brass Band is kept
! md maintained by the Government
| With the exception Of the Bandmaster-a
| iermau, of course-the performers (num-
oering some thirty-fve) are all native Ha-
Saiians. They play at the Kings Palace
very Monday morning, and at the Royal
! Hotel and other places during the week.
| generally playing Il musical farewell to the
| mail steamers; and better music is not dis
coursed anywhere. When 1 mention that
1T a grand band contest some years ago in
san Francisco the Hawaiian Band took
| first honors, it sufficiently indicates the
/ : IL
VIEW FROM PUNcHBowL.
Our next excursion is to the top of the
Punchbowi (45O feet), where from the edge
Of that extinct crater a splendid view OF
honolulu and surroundings e obtained
and where we are surprised to find half a
lozen formidable looking cannons, some
1t up in position, others ANONYMOUSLY
lying on the ground half buried in vegeta
ton. From this eIninence a very fine
view is obtained of portion of Nuuanu
Valley, the loveliest spot in a lovely land
s:ape, oahu College and the fashionable
water ng resort of Waikiki, situated on
ine peb bly, beach at the foot of DiamOnt
Head. / speak oil having view Of Homo
ulu. but strictly speaking this is incor
rect, for beyond the Palace, Government
House, and the tops OF one or two loft
buildings. the city (although inmediatel
beneath our feetl is completely and entire
= hidden by trees, and such trees l-feath
cry algeroba and tamaTindS, fantasti
screw and Norfolk pines. graceful wavin
late and cocoa palms, all are beautifU
beyond comparison. One never seems t.
tire of wandering round the beautiful
.uburbs OF this tropical town. where ever
.,ouSe is a picture end every garden FREE
lelight. Nuuanu Avenue, with its wealt
of beautiful trees lining the road on eth
hand, aud throwing grateful shade owe
he tOotpaths, forms one of the most dc
lightfui walks imaginable. So far as tt
town itself is concerned, the two most in
portant and imposing buildings IN Homo
lulu are the Kings residence" Iolan
Palace"-and the Governmt ut building.
or "Aliio,ani Hale"
THE COVE RNMENT BUILDINGS.
The Legislative Chamber, ETC.. was bull
in 1872 at cost of some $500, 900. 1t is
roouly, cool and substantial concrete pile